MV Mwanza is a Lake Victoria ferry operating on Lake Victoria in Tanzania. The ferry is a Ro-Pax ferry that operates between the villages of Kigongo and Busisi south of Mwanza town across the Mwanza Gulf in east-west direction. MV Mwanza is not the only ferry along the route (there are three other ferries) which highlights the relevance of the ferry service.[2]
| History | |
|---|---|
 Tanzania | |
| Name | MV Mwanza |
| Owner | Tanzanian Government[1] |
| Operator | TEMESA[2] |
| Port of registry | Mwanza |
| Route | Kigongo to Busisi (Mwanza)[2] |
| Builder | Marine Service Company Limited[2] |
| Cost | TSh 43million billion [2] (US$3.9 million) |
| Launched | 28 August 2017[2] |
| Completed | 21 June 2018[3] |
| In service | 11 July 2018[4] |
| Status | in service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ro-Pax Ferry[1] |
| Tonnage | 250 GT[1] |
| Length | 57.88 meters[1] |
| Beam | 14.6 meters[1] |
| Draught | 1.6 meters[1] |
| Depth | 2.8 meters[1] |
| Decks | 5[1] |
| Ramps | 2[1] |
| Installed power | 2 x Cat 3406C diesel engine, each 298kW @ 1,800rpm[1] |
| Propulsion | 2 x Schottel SRP 150 FP rudder propellers[1] |
| Speed | 10.8 knots[1] |
| Capacity | |
| Crew | 8[1] |
The ferry, now the largest Ro-Pax ferry on Lake Victoria, has two decks for vehicles and goods (main deck and boat deck) and an indoor passenger deck with seats.[1] It was constructed by a local Tanzanian construction company in Mwanza, Songoro Marine Transport.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "VESSEL REVIEW: Mwanza – Tanzanian-built Ro-Pax for Lake Victoria". WORK BOAT WORLD. Baird Maritime. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f Erikali Kukamilisha Ujenzi Wa Kivuko Kipya Cha MV MWANZA Kukamilika Mwezi Juni 2018, TEMESA, 17 May 2018 (in Swahili)
- ^ a b Kivuko Kipya Cha MV. MWANZA Chatoswa Kwenye Maji Tayari Kwa Majaribio, TEMESA, 21 June 2018 (in Swahili)
- ^ MV. Mwanza, TEMESA, 11 July 2018 (in Swahili)
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